Configuration, Sounder Groups and evacuate requests.
‘E’ indicates enabled
‘D’ indicates disabled
When programming mode is exited, all sounders that have been disabled can be reviewed using the DISABLED (QUEUE
REVIEW) button.
4-4 Assign Sounder Group to Device
Allows a Sounder Group to be assigned to a detector. When the detector goes into alarm then the assigned Sounder
Group will be activated (Sounder Groups only function when Sounder Configuration is set to PROGRAMMED).
NOTE:
When a fire occurs all the Sounder Group information for the detector in fire is combined: the device Sounder Group is
combined with the Zone Sounder Group and the Common Sounder Group. ‘P’ pulsing will override ‘S’ silent and ‘C’ will
override ‘P’ pulsing.
Do not use this function to assign sounders to Sounder Groups; it will have no effect. Assign sounders to Sounder
Groups using function 4-2 Configure Sounder Groups.
4-5 Inhibit Sounders for Device
Allows a device to be set so that it does not operate certain Sounder Groups. (Sounder Groups only function when
Sounder Configuration is set to PROGRAMMED).
The options are:
COMMON
- The Common Sounder Group (512) is not activated when the device detects fire.
ZONAL
- The Zone Sounder Group for the device is not activated when the device detects fire.
ALL
- No sounders are activated when the device detects fire.
Inhibiting all sounders for a device will inhibit all sounders, even if the Sounder Configuration is set to PRESET.
COMMON or ZONAL inhibits will not inhibit the Sounder Group directly assigned to a device (function 4-4 Assign Sounder
Group to Device) if that device detects fire.
4-6 Sounder Delay Set-up
Allows the sounder delay to be set-up:
The sounder delay can be set to GLOBAL MODE, ZONAL MODE or DISABLED.
The sounder delay period is defined (to a maximum of 10 minutes).
The devices that initiate a delayed sounder activation are specified.
If the function is set to ZONAL MODE it is also necessary to set up the activation using Function 3-5 Zone Sounder Delay
Set-up.
The options for initiation are:
CALL POINTS ONLY
- call-points start the delay timer. The sounder groups associated with the activated call-point will be
queued for delayed activation. Other devices will not start the delay timer and will activate their sounder groups
immediately.
DETECTORS ONLY
- detectors start the delay timer. The sounder groups associated with the activated detector will be
queued for delayed activation. Call points will not start the delay timer and will activate their sounder groups immediately.
ANY DEVICE
- any device will start the delay timer. The sounder groups associated with the activated device will be
queued for delayed activation.
For sounder delays to operate the front panel, ACTIVE DELAYS LED has to be lit.
There is only one sounder delay timer, so when this expires any further sounder activations will be immediate.
If SOUNDERS ACTIVATE/SILENCE is pressed when there are sounders queued for delayed activation the queued sounders
are also silenced (stopped from sounding). Once the first alarm has been silenced by pressing SOUNDERS
ACTIVATE/SILENCE, all subsequent fires will be reported immediately (the sounder delay settings will be ignored).
NOTE:
Specific sounders (function 4-7) and specific detectors (function 6-1-6) can be set to override this delay.
4-7 Override Sounder Delays
Allows specific sounders to activate immediately even if the system has been set with sounder delays active.
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